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Dublin bus fare increade 2011

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  • 01-02-2011 2:26pm
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    adcom
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭


    Dublin Bus wishes to advise customers that from Sunday 6th February 2011, adult cash fares will increase. For journeys of 13 stages and under, the fares will increase by 5 cent. Over 13 stages, outer suburban and Xpresso fares will increase by 10 cent. There will be no increase to child fares.
    http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/News-Centre/Travel-News/New-Cash-Fares-2011/

    So when prices are generally falling another semi-state body (who were NOT subject to the P.S. paycuts) is increasing its prices. Nice. Serving the entire community indeed.:mad:


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    #2
    Lawrence1895
    Registered Users Posts: 7,627 ✭✭✭Lawrence1895


    What a nice way to deal with traffic congestions. The only thing I see now is even more people using their cars and jamming the roads :mad:

    Well, I'm cycling and happy with that ;)


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    91011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭91011


    Don't forget to give the full news....

    Increase only apply to cash fares.

    All weekly, multi journey & monthly tickets remain as is.

    Not a rip-off!


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    Gallagher5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭Gallagher5


    At least its only cash fares. Im safe. Everything seems to be increasing, not to mention tax!


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    91011 wrote: »
    Don't forget to give the full news....

    Increase only apply to cash fares.

    All weekly, multi journey & monthly tickets remain as is.

    Not a rip-off!
    This is what gets me about DB. They go on and on about, "Well if you have a card....". What about people who only occasionally get the bus? I don't have a card because neither the weekly, monthly or yearly ones provide any cost saving to me. A multi-trip one is useless because I'll buy one and then forget to renew it and be left standing at the bus with an expired card and no cash.

    Give us a smart card like the oyster card where we can go online and check the balance, get an email when it drops below €5 and not have to worry about only having 2 trips left on the card or renewing the card every week or month.

    Fncking ridiculous. Every other major city has had this **** together for at least five years. It's 10 year old technology, at least.


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    adcom
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭adcom


    I didnt realise that it was only cash fares that were increasing- i suppose that is some good news for those people who avail of the tickets!! However it does suck for those of us who only use cash fares- Im an hours walk/€1.60 fare from town. It makes no finincial sense to buy a prepaid card when i may only use the bus once a day. If dublin bus wish to encourage tickets thats fine (i would welcome it!!) but make them pay per trip rather than the current system of pay per day.


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    91011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭91011


    An Oyster like card is currently in trials I believe. - Ready for launch later this year.

    Also, they also sell non-consecutive multi trip tickets. e.g. a 10 day ticket that can be used over a few weeks. Great for those who work 2 / 3 days a week.

    They're not really that bad compared to London. (Heathrow to Earls court last Tuesday £8 return - up from £5.60 last year!!)


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